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Loose Satchel, Gyeonggi-Gangwon-Seoul Restaurants, Cafes, Beauty and Shopping

Writes about restaurants, cafes, shopping, and beauty spots across Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSokcho, GangwonCafés

Ulsanbawi-view Sokcho café after the rain: vanilla latte, Cafe Neorae

Cafe Neorae is a large bakery café on Wonamhaksapyeong-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, with an Ulsanbawi rock view, occupying the floors from the 2nd floor up in the Yetgoeul Sundubu (옛고을순두부) building. Visiting with family just after the rain stopped, the writer ordered Neorae Pudding, a vanilla latte and a cookies and cream smoothie, then took in Ulsanbawi from the 3rd-floor windows and the windy rooftop. Cafe Neorae is a Sokcho café where you get both great drinks and the view, with a vanilla latte good enough that someone cutting back on coffee gulped it down.

Written Nov 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGoseong, GangwonRestaurants

Goseong Korean BBQ: pork belly with salt & scallion kimchi, Yongchon

Yongchon Gogi-jip (용촌고기집) is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ restaurant in Toseong, Goseong, Gangwon, close to Sokcho and popular with both locals and travelers. On this visit, the writer's family, who stop at Yongchon Gogi-jip on every Sokcho and Goseong trip, grilled thick fresh pork belly over charcoal and ate it with salt and scallion kimchi, then had a generous steamed egg and dessert naengmyeon (cold noodles). Expect a weekend wait, but Yongchon Gogi-jip is an easy Goseong BBQ spot for a relaxed meat meal with kids.

Written Nov 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho makguksu restaurant with no weekend wait after 2 p.m.: Topgol

Sokcho Topgol Makguksu Main Branch (속초탑골막국수 본점) is a buckwheat noodle restaurant near Sokcho Beach in Sokcho, Gangwon, specialising in deulmemak (perilla oil buckwheat makguksu). The writer visited with a child after 2 p.m. on a weekend, walked straight in with no wait, and shared deulmemak made with black squid-ink buckwheat noodles, pollack sashimi buckwheat makguksu, a kids' set and a 1-person suyuk (boiled pork). The fragrant perilla oil deulmemak finished with dongchimi (radish water kimchi) broth and the tender suyuk made Sokcho Topgol Makguksu a memorable meal.

Written Nov 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho tofu restaurant for day-2 breakfast: dumpling soup, Kongbatteul

Kongbatteul Sokcho Branch (콩밭뜰 속초점) is a sundubu (soft tofu stew) and tofu restaurant on Wonamhaksapyeong-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, that opens at 8 AM. On the second morning of a 2-night, 3-day Sokcho trip with a child, the writer ordered jjamppong sundubu (spicy seafood-style soft tofu stew) and tteok mandu-guk (rice cake and dumpling soup), and the ₩10,000-per-person tofu set added kongtang (soybean soup), tofu tteokgalbi (tofu patties), tofu tangsuyuk (sweet-and-sour tofu), tofu kimchi and tofu salad. With baby chairs, kids' tableware, a spacious dining room and free parking, Kongbatteul Sokcho Branch is a breakfast spot worth recommending to families visiting Sokcho with children.

Written Nov 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho takeout sashimi that won over a salmon-only kid: Han's Kitchen

Han's Kitchen Hoepojang Sokcho Jungang Market Branch, also known as Han's Seafood Market (한스수산마켓), is a takeout-only sashimi shop on Cheongchohoban-ro in front of Sokcho Jungang Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. The writer booked on Naver and picked up halves of flounder, starry flounder and rockfish on a Friday night for a family meal at their lodging; the kid who had only ever eaten salmon sashimi raved about the white fish, and the writer fell for the texture of the starry flounder. Han's Kitchen was satisfying enough that next time the writer wants to add the mul-hoe broth too.

Written Nov 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho Korean restaurant, single-portion family meal: Deungdae Gotgan

Deungdae Gotgan (등대곳간) is a two-floor Korean restaurant on Yeongnanghaean-gil, right in front of Deungdae Beach in Sokcho, Gangwon. On a two-day family trip in May, the writer's family, child included, each ordered a single portion of pork cutlet, octopus hangover soup (nakji haejangguk) and spicy stir-fried pork (jeyuk bokkeum) and ate by the 2nd-floor floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the sea; self-serve side dishes and kids' tableware made the meal easy. Because every dish at Deungdae Gotgan can be ordered from one portion, nobody has to settle for the kid's menu, making it a solid ocean-view family restaurant in Sokcho.

Written May 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho BBQ restaurant for families: charcoal galbi at Samsimchon

Samsimchon Sokcho Hanwoo Restaurant (세심촌 속초한우전문점) is a hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant on Meokgeori 2-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, with a free private parking lot and a self-serve bar for side dishes and lettuce wraps. The writer's family ate at Samsimchon on a weekday evening, the first night of a 2-night, 3-day autumn trip to Sokcho, grilling marinated galbi (ribs) over charcoal and finishing with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and rice. With generous galbi portions and plentiful side dishes, Samsimchon is a good pick for a family's first meal in Sokcho.

Written Nov 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho tofu restaurant, a 240-guest booking & 7:30 am return: Jinsol

Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu (진솔할머니순두부) is a soft tofu restaurant in Haksapyeong Sundubu Village, Sokcho, at 118 Wonamhaksapyeong-gil, open from 7:30 am. On the first day, a 240-guest group booking meant no lunch, so the writer returned at opening time the next morning for seafood-packed jjamppong sundubu (spicy seafood soft tofu stew) and milky hwangtae haejangguk (dried pollack hangover soup). For a hearty breakfast in Sokcho, Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu is a safe bet.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonCafés

Sokcho tofu village café at opening: son's choco cornet, Cafe Neorae

Cafe Neorae (카페너래) is a large bakery café on the 2nd floor above a soft tofu restaurant in Haksapyeong Soft Tofu Village, Sokcho, with views of Seoraksan's Ulsanbawi Rock. After a soft tofu breakfast, the writer's family walked into Cafe Neorae as the first customers at opening and ordered a Sua Da Einspänner, an apple mango smoothie and the son's pick, a choco cornet. They then took in Ulsanbawi from the 3rd floor and rooftop. Cafe Neorae is worth adding as a morning stop right after breakfast in the tofu village.

Written May 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho hanwoo restaurant, late lunch before Seoul: Seoraksan-ro Hanwoo

Seoraksan-ro Hanwoo (설악산로한우) is a 1++ hanwoo (Korean beef) butcher restaurant and BBQ spot on Seoraksan-ro in Sokcho, Gangwon. On the last day of a Sokcho trip, before driving back to Seoul, the writer had a late lunch of the charcoal bulgogi lunch special for 2, served with ugeoji-tang (dried cabbage leaf soup), kimchi and freshly cooked rice, all of it satisfying. Open daily with no break time, Seoraksan-ro Hanwoo is a good Sokcho beef restaurant for a last meal before the drive home.

Written May 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangdong, SeoulRestaurants

Sangildong Station Korean BBQ: doenjang rice after pork belly, Geumdon

Geumdon Hwaro Sangil-dong Station Branch (금돈화로 상일동역점) is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ restaurant on the 1st floor of Megaseukweeo-dong, Godeok-ro, right in front of Sangildong Station in Gangdong, Seoul. The writer's family, who are regulars, walked in with their child on a weekday evening without a wait, ordered pork belly that staff grilled all the way through, enjoyed the complimentary bomb-style steamed egg and freshly tossed geotjeori (fresh kimchi salad), and finished with doenjang sul-bap (rice simmered in soybean paste stew). For anyone who wants to skip grilling and eat comfortably with a child, the pork belly and doenjang sul-bap combination at Geumdon Hwaro Sangil-dong Station Branch is worth recommending.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulRestaurants

Udon shop after an autumn Seokchon Lake stroll: tin-pot pork rice bowl

Haengbokhan Udon Gage Seokchon Lake Branch is a 24-hour udon and Korean snack restaurant on Samhaksa-ro near Seokchongobun Station in Songpa, Seoul. After a walk around Seokchon Lake on a chilly autumn evening, the writer ate jeyuk deopbap (spicy pork rice bowl) served in a tin pot and an old-style pork cutlet, then took mul mandu (boiled dumplings) home. With generous portions, good value and a clean dining room, Haengbokhan Udon Gage is an easy dinner pick after a Seokchon Lake walk.

Written Oct 29, 2026Sponsored